Architecture
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Geoffrey Makstutis
Series: Portfolio; Portfolio (Laurence King Publishing)
Publisher: Laurence King Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781780670645; 9781856696234
Subjects: Architecture; Vocational guidance; ARCHITECTURE; Adaptive Reuse & Renovation; Buildings; Landmarks & Monuments; Professional Practice; Reference
Description: Annotation
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Contents; Introduction; Architects and development; What is architecture?; What does an architect do?; Reasons to become an architect; Who is this book for?; How to use this book; 1. The Setting; History; Theory; Material, Light, Poetry: Tadao Ando, Hombroich Museum, Langen Foundation, Neuss, Germany; The profession-history and theory; Greg Lynn, Cardiff Bay Opera House Competition, Cardiff, UK; 2. Education and Qualification; How long will it take?; Getting there by other routes; What to expect from courses.; title: Kyu Sung Woo Architects, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Kansas, USAProfessional experience; 3. The Client and The Brief; The client; Coop Himmelb[l]au, Urban Cabinet of Curiosities, Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio, USA; The brief; MVRDV, WoZoCo Housing Estate, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 4. From Brief to Project; Inception and feasibility; David Adjaye, IdeaStore, Tower Hamlets, London, UK; Scheme design/schematic design; Oppenheim Architecture + Design, COR, Miami, Florida, USA; FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste), Islington Square Housing, Manchester, UK.; title: Simone Giostra & Partners Architects, Greenpix, Zero Energy Media Wall, Beijing, ChinaFrom concept to proposal; 5. The Project and The Process; Outline proposals and scheme design; Architecture and Regeneration: Santiago Calatrava, City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain; Design and production information; Building Information Modeling (BIM): Perkins+Will, Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; The tender/bidding process; Project planning and works on site; Brisac Gonzalez Architects, Multipurpose Hall, Aurillac, France.; title: Sequencing: Bennetts Associates, Basinghall Street, London, UKSteven Holl, Linked Hybrid, Beijing, China; Completion; Post-construction and feedback; 6. The Practice; Types of practice; Reiser + Umemoto, Sagaponac House, Long Island, New York, USA; Roles within a practice; Production architects; The team; Holzman Moss, ImaginOn: The Joe and Joan MartinCenter, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Workflow; Consultants; Interiors; Masterplanning/urban design; Health and safety; Architecture, Urbanism and Landscape: Bernard Tschumi, Parc de la Villette, Paris, France; 7. The Future.; title: Digital architecturesIwamoto Scott Architects, Jellyfish House, Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, USA; Professional development; Research; Embracing diversity; Changes in professional practice; Alternative careers; Tom Kundig (Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects), Delta Shelter, Mazama, Washington, USA; Thinking architecture; Sustainability and the future; Architecture for social change; Ben Spencer, Venilale Meeting Hall, Buacau, East Timor; Appendices; Glossary; Further Reading; Online Resources; Useful Addresses in the USA; Useful Addresses in the UK; Index; Picture Credits.